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Hunting

My Hunt for the First Nontypical Buck Ever Accepted by Boone and Crockett in Tennessee

By Elmer Payne, as told to Jim Turner

The Curt Van Lith buck and the Bill Kontras bucks, illustrated.
Hunting

The Kontras and Van Lith Bucks, Two Record Deer That Changed Bowhunting

By Jeff Murray, Michael Pearce

A Colorado bowhunter with mule deer buck.
Hunting

Velvet Mule Deer Buck from Colorado Could Be a New Archery World Record, but Questions Around the Hunt Remain

By Dac Collins

The Hollywood Cemetery buck compared to the James Walters buck.
Conservation

Poacher Loses Hunting Privileges for 24 Years After Famous ‘Hollywood Buck’ Turns Up Dead on Facebook

By Natalie Krebs

Jack O'Connor spots a giant mule deer in this black and white illustration.
Hunting

O’Connor in Arizona: Lost, Trigger Happy, and Tagged Out

By Jack O’Connor

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Hunting

Ohio Buck Could Become Third Biggest Whitetail of All Time, but Major Scoring Questions Remain

By Hayden Sammak

Thieves are sawing antlers off skulls and selling them to shed buyers.
Hunting

Thieves Are Stealing More and More Racks From Hunters in the West — and Their Profits Keep Growing

By Dac Collins

A wall full of European mounts.
Hunting

Canadian Authorities Searching for Antler Thief Who Stole 14 Deer Mounts from Hunter’s Residence

By Dac Collins

A trail camera photo of a buck in Mississippi.
Hunting

Hunter Tags 15-Point Buck with Unusual Double Rows of Tines

By Bob McNally

A crossbow hunter poses with an 11-point buck tagged in Ohio.
Hunting

Ohio Crossbow Hunter Gets Her Target Buck Along with a ‘Touch of Frostbite’

By Bob McNally

Rowdy Galjour poses with a large whitetail buck.
Hunting

Hunter Makes Surprise Shot on Wary Mississippi Buck During the Rut

By Bob McNally

An Ohio hunter kneels next to a 13-point buck.
Hunting

Hunter Finally Tags 13-Point Buck That He and His Neighbors Kept Missing

By Bob McNally

john bralley with leucistic buck
Hunting

Hunter’s First Deer Is an Old, 8-Point Leucistic Buck

By Katie Hill

An Arkansas deer hunter takes a selfie with the biggest buck he's ever killed.
Hunting

Arkansas Hunter Tags Stud Buck, Packs It Out in His Hoodie

By Dac Collins

pankey bullwinkle buck
Hunting

Hunter’s Chase for ‘Bullwinkle’ Buck Ends with 5 Days Left in the Season

By Bob McNally

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Hunting

Hunter Tags ‘Dwarf Buck’ the Size of a Labrador Retriever

By Bob McNally

A hunter sits with a nontypical buck in front of a hay bale.
Hunting

Bowhunter Makes Redemption Shot on Palmated Buck After Missing in November

By Bob McNally

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Big Game Hunting

Missouri Crossbow Hunter Arrows Split-Beam Drop-Tine Buck

By Bob McNally

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Big Game Hunting

How This Hunter Killed Three 200-Inch Bucks in Three Years

By Hayden Sammak

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Big Game Hunting

Ohio Crossbow Hunter Stalks into Position on a Bedded 200-Class Buck

By Jason Thomas, as told to Dac Collins

Bowhunter Tags Surprise 210-Class Iowa Buck on Pressured Public Ground
Big Game Hunting

Bowhunter Tags Surprise 210-Class Iowa Buck on Pressured Public Ground

By J.D. Vandenburg, as told to Andrew McKean

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Big Game Hunting

Mississippi Hunter Harvests Tall 13-Point Buck on Thanksgiving Day

By Bob McNally

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Big Game Hunting

Mississippi Middle Schooler’s First Buck Pushes 180 Inches

By Bob McNally

SD bowhunter massive palmated buck
Big Game Hunting

Bowhunter Tags Double Palmated Buck After Passing It Two Years in a Row

By Bob McNally

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Big Game Hunting

New York Hunter Gets a Second Chance on This 180-Inch Buck

By Bob McNally

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Hunting

Bowhunter Tags Massive Buck on Family Farm Thanks to Neighbor Who Shared Trail Cam Pics

By Dac Collins

A teen with her giant blackpowder buck.
Hunting

Teen Tags Monster Mule Deer, Finds Its Sheds 50 Yards from Where It Fell

By Dac Collins

hunter leads horse, carrying dead mule deer, down a steep sidehill
Hunting

Carmichel in the Backcountry: A Packtrain Pileup, Quick Shooting, and a Trophy Mule Deer

By Jim Carmichel

alabama velvet buck
Hunting

Bowhunter Tags 16-Point Buck Still in Velvet, Could Be an Alabama State Record

By Bob McNally

Ohio Hunter Tags a New Women’s State-Record Crossbow Buck
Hunting

Ohio Hunter Tags a New Women’s State-Record Crossbow Buck

By Bob McNally

A teenager sits behind a big 10-point buck.
Hunting

Tracking Dog Helps Mississippi Freshman Find His Buck, a Possible County Record

By Bob McNally

Teen hunter tags big crossbow buck.
Hunting

16-Year-Old Pennsylvania Hunter Sets a Women’s Crossbow State Record

By Bob McNally

A bowhunter holds up the head of a big North Carolina buck.
Hunting

North Carolina Bowhunter Tags 15-Point Surprise Buck

By Bob McNally

A young hunter watches for deer as he walks across the desert.
Hunting

A Son’s First Solo Hunt, and a Father’s Lesson in Letting Him Go

By Aram von Benedikt

ontario new record typical whitetail
Hunting

Giant Typical Likely to Become the New No. 1 Hunter-Killed Buck in Ontario

By Dac Collins

An illustration of a giant kansas buck
Hunting

No Man’s Land: The Hunt for a Giant Kansas Buck

By Alex Robinson

trophy room wall with mule deer heads
Hunting

Mike Hirschi Might Be the Greatest Trophy Mule Deer Hunter in America. These Are (Some of) His Secrets

By Aram von Benedikt

A hunter with his buddy and a giant deer.
Hunting

Farmer’s Giant Nontypical Buck Confirmed as a New Kansas Crossbow Record

By Bob McNally

Mitch Rompla buck
Hunting

Mitch Rompola Buck: The True Backstory on Why the Deer Was Never Entered as a World Record

By Richard P. Smith

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Hunting

The Biggest Whitetail Bucks of 2022

By Alex Robinson

Lindell Richey's giant 200-inch Greene County, Georgia, buck.
Hunting

Georgia Deer Hunter Accepts Last-Minute Hunt Club Invite, Shoots a Massive 200-Inch Buck

By Natalie Krebs

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Hunting

Eighth Grader Arrows a 238-Inch Buck, Likely the Biggest Non-Typical Ever Killed by a Youth Hunter in Kentucky

By Dac Collins

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Hunting

One of the Biggest Archery Bucks Ever Taken in Missouri Gets Green Scored

By Dac Collins

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Hunting

Crossbow Hunter Tags 240-Inch Buck, One of the Biggest in Ohio Buckmasters Records

By Dac Collins

Trophy class buck poached in Pennsylvania.
Hunting

Someone Poached This Big Pennsylvania Buck Near a Federal Prison

By Natalie Krebs

randy ulmer high country muley
Hunting

Randy Ulmer Tags Another Stud Mule Deer in the Colorado High Country

By Dac Collins

B&W photo of hunter with deer in trunk
Hunting

A Five-Year Stalk for a Record Whitetail, From the Archives

By Al Dawson

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Hunting

The Biggest Nontypical Whitetails of All Time

By PJ DelHomme

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Hunting

Kansas Hunter Tags Giant 230-Inch Buck During Early Muzzleloader Season

By Alex Robinson

World record whitetail buck
Hunting

The Milo Hanson Buck: How Long Can the Whitetail World Record Stand?

By Alex Robinson, Andrew McKean, Jim Zumbo

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Hunting

When a Shark Attacks a Deer Hunter, From the Archives

By Phil H. Moore

supermoon over yellowstone
Hunting

The Buck Moon Rises Tonight. Here’s What That Means for Deer Hunters

By Dac Collins

The Story of the World-Record Whitetail
Hunting

The Story of the World-Record Whitetail

By The Editors

Dieter Herbert arrowed a 130 class buck (right) just minutes before shooting one of the biggest typical whitetails in New York history.
Hunting

New York City Carpenter Tags a 197-Inch, State-Record Buck…On Long Island

A hunter kneels by a whitetail deer and holds its head by the antlers.
Hunting

3 Jaw-Dropping Bow Season Bucks That Scored Over 200 Inches

The Top 40 Typical and Nontypical Whitetails of All Time
Hunting

The Top 40 Typical and Nontypical Whitetails of All Time

By PJ DelHomme

The Top 40 Typical and Nontypical Mule Deer of All Time
Hunting

The Top 40 Typical and Nontypical Mule Deer of All Time

By PJ DelHomme

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Hunting

Michigan Bowhunter Kills 227-inch Monster Whitetail Buck

By Ben Romans

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Hunting

5 Things to Know Before Having Your Trophy Scored by the Pope & Young Club

By Paul Annear

Stephen Tucker buck
Hunting

It’s Official: Tucker Buck Is Non-Typical Record

By Tony Hansen

Big Bucks: Colorado Hunter Brett Ross Kills 292-Inch Mule Deer
Hunting

Big Bucks: Colorado Hunter Brett Ross Kills 292-Inch Mule Deer

By Mark Kenyon

Big Buck Alert: 249-Inch Whitetail Breaks Wisconsin Archery Record
Hunting

Big Buck Alert: 249-Inch Whitetail Breaks Wisconsin Archery Record

By Alex Robinson

Big Buck Alert: Ohio Bowhunter Takes 193-Inch Whitetail
Hunting

Big Buck Alert: Ohio Bowhunter Takes 193-Inch Whitetail

By Natalie Krebs

Big Buck Alert: Huge Ohio Nontypical Rumored to Score 256 Inches
Hunting

Big Buck Alert: Huge Ohio Nontypical Rumored to Score 256 Inches

By Natalie Krebs